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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-12-05-05City Office of the Clerk-Treasurer of Carmel COMMON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2005 - 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS/CITY HALL/ONE CIVIC SQUARE MEETING CALLED TO ORDER I. INVOCATION 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. November 21, 2005 Regular Meeting 5. RECOGNITION OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL 6. COUNCIL, MAYORAL AND CLERK-TREASURER COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS 7. ACTION ON MAYORAL VETOES 8. CLAIMS Payroll · General Claims · Retirement 9. COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Finance, Administration and Rules Committee b. Land Use, Annexation and Economic Development Committee c. Parks, Recreation and Arts Commitlee d. Utilities, Transportation and Public Safety Committee ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2414 1 10. 11. OLD BUSINESS PUBLIC HEARINGS Second Reading of Ordinance D-1787-05: An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana Providing for an Additional Appropriation of Funds from Operating Balance of the Cumulative Capital Development Fund ($1,250,000); Sponsor: Councilor Glaser. First Reading of Ordinance Z-485-05; An Ordinance of the Common council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Amending the Parking Requirements in the Carmel Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27); Sponsor: Councilor Rattermann. 12. NEW BUSINESS Resolution CC-12-05-05-01; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, For Designation of the Attached Property As An Economic revitalization Area (Oak Street Operations, LLC); Sponsor: Councilor Sharp. Resolution CC-12-05-05-02~ A Resolution of'the Common Council of the City of' Carmel, Indiana, Approving a Transfer of Funds by the Carmel City Court ($7,307 - Office Equipment); Sponsor: Councilor Glaser. 13. OTHER BUSINESS First Reading of Ordinance No. C-262~ As Amended; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Annexing Certain Territory to the City of Carmel, Indiana, Placing the same within the Corporate Boundaries thereof and making the same a part of the City of Carmel (Annexation of Washington Township); Sponsor: CouncilorRattermann. INTRODUCED 6/21/04. TABLED 8/1/05. First Reading of Ordinance D-1782-05; An Ordinance (~f the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana To Vacate A Segment of Right-Of-Way for River Road: Sponsor: Councilor Glaser. SENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY Second Reading of Ordinance Z-483-05 (FORMERLY D-1776-05); An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Repealing and Removing Chapter 7 ("ROSO III") From The Carmel Subdivision Control Ordinance; Sponsor: Councilor Sharp. SENT TO PLAN COMMISSION. ! 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS !. 5. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS 16. ADJOURNMENT 12105105 CC Agenda COMMON COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2005 - 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS/CITY HALL/ONE CIVIC SQUARE MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor James Brainard, Council President Kevin Kirby, Council Members Rick Sharp, Brian Mayo, Joe Griffiths, Fred Glaser, Ron Carter, Mark Rattermann, and Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Lois Fine. Clerk-Treasurer Diana Cordray was absent. Pastor George Fetch, Bethlehem Lutheran Chhrch, pronounced the Invocation. RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS: There w~re none. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilor Mayo made a motion to approve the Minutes of the November 21,2005 Regular Meeting. Councilor Griffiths seconded. Council President Kirby called for the question. The Minutes were approved 7-0. RECOGNITION OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL: Nyla Johnson, 317 Concord Lane, Carmel, 1N 46032, addressed Council [egarding a public safety issue - 911 call and response time. COUNCIL~ MAYORAL AND CLERK-TREASURER COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS: Councilor Sharp informed the Council that the Westin Hotel Chain is now non-smoking. ACTION ON MAYORAL VETOES: There were none. CLAIMS: Councilor Mayo made a motion to approve the claims in the amount of $1,527,866.14. Councilor Griffiths seconded. Council President Kirby called for the questions. Claims were approved 7-0. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Councilor Glaser reported that the Finance, Administration and Rules Committee had not met. Councilor Sharp reported that the Land Use, Annexation and Economic Development Committee had nc~t met. Councilor Carter reported that the Parks, Recreation and Arts Committee had not met. Councilor Mayo reported that the Utilities, Transportation and Public Safety Committee bad not met. OLD BUSINESS There was none. PUBLIC HEARINGS Second Reading of Ordinance D-1787-05: An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana Providing for an Additional Appropriation of Funds from Operating Balance of the Cumulative Capital Development Fund ($1,250,000). Council President Kirby recused himself due to the fact that there will be products used on the project that will come from his company. Council President Kirby passed the gavel to Councilor Griffiths and left the Chamber. Councilor Glaser presented this item to Council. There was no Council discussion. Acting Council President Griffiths opened the Public Hearing at 6:15 p.m. Seeing no one who wished to speak, Acting Council President Griffiths closed the Public Hearing at 6:15:30 p.m. There was no Council discussion. Acting Council President Griffiths called for the question. Ordinance D-1787-05 was adopted 7-0. Acting Council President Gri friths announced the First Reading of Ordinance Z-485-05; An Ordinance of the Common council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Amending the Parking Requirements in the Cannel Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27). Councilor Mayo made a motion to introduce this item into business. Councilor Glaser seconded. Councilor Rattermann presented this item to Council. Council President Kirby re-entered the Chamber and reclaimed the gaveI from Councilor Griffiths. Council President Kirby opened the Public Hearing at 6:17 p.m. Seeing no one who wished to speak, Council President Kirby closed the Public Hearing at 6:18 p.m. There xvas brief Council discussion. Council President Kirby referred Ordinance Z-485-05 to the Land Use, Annexation and Economic Development Committee for fi~rther review and consideration. NEW BUSINESS Council President Kirby announced Resolution CC-I 2-05-05-01; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, For Designb. tion of the Attached Property As An Economic revitalization Area (Oak Street Opera. tions, LLC). Councilor Sharp made a motion to introduce this item into business. Councilor Mayo seconded. Councilor Sharp presented this item to Council. There was no Council discussion. Council President Kirby called for the question. Resolution CC-12-05-05-01 was adopted %0. Councilor Sharp asked the petitioner, Craig Royal, Chief Financial Officer, Oak Street Mortgage LLC, 11595 N. Meridian, Suite 400, Carmel, IN 46032, to give an overview of this company. 2 Council President Kirby announced Resolution CC-12-05-05-02i A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Approving a Transfer of Funds by the Carmel City Court ($7,307 - Office Equipment). Councilor Glaser made a motion to introduce this item into business. Councilor Rattermann seconded. Councilor Glaser presented this item to Council. There was no Council discussion. Council President Kirby called for the question. Resolution CC-12-05-05-02 was adopted 7-0. OTHER BUSINESS First Reading of Ordinance No. C-262~ As Amended~ An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Annexing Certain Territory to the City of Carmel, Indiana, Placing the same within the Corporate Boundaries thereof and making the same a part of the City of Carmel (Annexation of Washington Township); Sponsor: Councilor Rattermann. INTRODUCED 6/21/04. TABLED 8/1/05. This item was not discussed. First Reading of Ordinance D-1782-05; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana To Vacate A Segment of Right-Of-Way for River Road: Sponsor: Councilor Glaser. SENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. This item was not discussed. Second Reading of Ordinance Z-483-05 {FORMERLY D-1776-05); An Ordinance of the Common Council of'the City of Cannel, Indiana, Repealing and Removing Chapter 7 ("ROSO IW') From The Carmel Subdivision Control Ordinance; Sponsor: Councilor Sharp. SENT TO PLAN COMMISSION. This item was not discussed. ANNOUNCEMENTS EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS Mayor Brainard adjourned the meeting following execution of documents at 6:22 p.m. ADJOURNMENT ATTEST: ,q,!oes.~okf¢:Tcr~,s~u~r?r Diana L. Cord~ C Respectfully submitted, Clerk-Treasurer Diana L. Cordray//llAMC '~:::~d~ James/,~/~ My name is Nyla Johnson, I reside at 317 Concord Lane. I am appearing before you tonight as a concerned citizen of Carmel and a grandmother. On Friday, November 25, at about 2:45 a.m. my 12-month-old granddaughter, Kate, started seizing. She was thrashing, vomiting and incoherent. We were completely helpless. At 2:54 a.m. we call 911. An ambulance was dispatched to my home, which is .08 miles from the Main Fire Station and 2.1 miles from 131s~ Street Station. (I have driven from the Main Station, at the speed limit, it took me 3 minutes and driving from the 131st Street Station it took me 6 minutes, stopping for two traffic lights at 4:00 p.m.) The ambulance was dispatched from the 131st Street StatiOn and it took them until 3:04 a.m. or 10 minutes to arrive. Because we were not told what to do to assist the paramedics by the dispatcher, the baby was still clothed and precious time was wasted because she had to be undressed. They treated Kate for 9 minutes at my home. We now are at 19 minutes from the time of the 911 call before the baby is stabilized. When the medic took her vital signs her respiratory count was between 10-12. Chief Callahan told me that people go into arrest at a 10-12 c~unt. We were very close to losing this precious little girl. The baby has recovered. Her family was able to return home to Utah on the following Friday. Why am I here? Both the Fire Chief and the Communication Director confirmed that something went wrong with the system. It took too long for the emergency vehicles to arrive. It is a fact that they could not find my street. The mapping system in the emergency vehicles has a programming error on some streets - it was showing the location of my house in two different areas depending if you type in Concord Lane or North Concord Lane (Concord has no directional prefix). Shouldn't emergency personnel be required to study and know the streets of the City? ~ believe that the dispatcher did not provide us the information that we should have been given, such as undressing the baby and sponging her with warm water to bring her fever down. These are the standard questions/instructions that were not given. a. Has she/he had more than one seizure in a row? b. Is she/he diabetic? c. Does she/he have a history of heart problems? d. Is. she/he an epileptic or ever had a seizure before? e. Don't do CPR f. Don't hold hedhim down or force anything into hedhis mouth. g. Move all dangerous objects away from hedhim. h. When she/he stops seizing, (Lay her/him down) make sure she/he is breathing. i. Turn hedhim gently on her/his side when the seizure stops. I have been told that this dispatcher is one of the best we have. If this is true, I believe we need better training for our dispatchers. I am sure he was doing his best, but it was not enough. The Director of the Communication .Center told me that dispatchers are to keep the caller calm, not give instructions. Is the solution to have two paramedics at all fire stations at ail times? If there had been an additional paramedic on duty at the Main Station, he could have been dispatched in an engine to treat and stabilize my granddaughter. I understand 6 new paramedics graduated on Friday, which is a start. Maybe the Main Station, which has the majority of 911 runs in Carmel needs to immediately have two paramedics on duty, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In this area there are 3 nursing homes, a large concentration of apartments and condos and many old time residents of Carmel who are now senior citizens, like myself. Why are police Officers not sent to every emergency call? I feel that the nearest police officer on duty at the time of an emergency call should respond to the call. In that way, a professional can review the situation and any appropriate action can be taken. Do we need additional ambulances? I understand that we only have 3 ambulances. I have given a copy of this letter to Chief Callahan and to Marvin Stewart and urge'them to follow up on these concerns and inform me as to any action that is taken. I hope that this was the first and only situation Qf this kind - I am asking you to make sure it is. Each minute that those medics were looking for my home - this precious angel was slipping away from us. Ten minutes is too long. No direction on what to do by a trained. dispatcher is wrong. In 1985, this Fire Department saved my husband's life. In 1998, the 911 Dispatcher instructed me on what to do when he collapsed again, that dispatcher was in complete control of my actions. I know what kind of response this department is capable of and as a citizen I expect it. I am asking you, the City Council, would the response I have described be acceptable to you if this were your wife, child or grandchild? If not, I am asking you to make sure whatever broke, gets fixed. In closing, I want to say thank you to the Fire Department and the Communication Center. I know you do the best job you can with the training you receive and I hope that as this city continues tq grow you will only get better. You are greatly appreciated.